Wake up you footy fans!!!

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:49 am

Jackson Monk wrote:Who is this chap?

Looks like a guy in Kettering who got two years for flashing.

Bob Bradley - longtime MLS hack and current manager of Chivas USA. The USSF (our FA equivalent and apparently equally incompetent) is naming him as manager on an interim basis after Klinsi asked for too much control and/or money. The Federation is run by a bunch of myopic, incompetent bureaucrats who don't have a clue about the wider world of football beyond our borders.

A huge step backward, IMO.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:54 pm

yep.......sounds like the FA alright!

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:31 am

They could have done worse. Somewhere between New York and L.A., Amado Guevera is screaming obscenities.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:31 am

mood swung wrote:They could have done worse.

Maybe, but they could have done a hell of a lot better. They've been searching for a new manager since the World Cup, and this is the best they could come up with?

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:39 am

They were counting on JK, who, imo, shot himself in the foot by waiting so long. Right after the WC, he could have asked for anything. Bradley'll be ok for an "interim." Because we need somebody. Now.

MLS and Chivas are screwed though.

p.s. Cristiano Ronaldo is the Bomb Diggity!

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:53 am

mood swung wrote:They were counting on JK, who, imo, shot himself in the foot by waiting so long.

Seems that it's the USSF that shot itself in the foot by having no good Plan B if the Klinsmann deal fell through. Gulati owes people an explanation, but the typically lazy US soccer media are content to be spoon-fed BS.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:03 am

It was a real wing ding dang shoot-em-up all the fuck around. But the sky is NOT falling.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:05 am

No, it's not. But they really are a bunch of fuck-ups. Hopefully we will get somebody in in six months time.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:05 am

Shame Trabelsi got one back, should have been 4 or 5 - 0, but I've been able to text my Cityfan colleague with a suitably nauseating message about MU underachieving but still getting a satisfactory result.

Reality and fantasy divide - part of me will punch the air if Lamps and Drogs clock up the points in the two home games, but the better part will go hoarse if Arse can get at least a point, and how about, ahem, Newcastle?

Sheva isn't untouchable, sure, but Ballack is? Is that one for the WTF thread?

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:09 am

I'll be on the road tomorrow for Chelsea-Arse, so hopefully I'll be able to catch it on the radio. I think we'll get all three points and keep it close with ManU. Everyone else in the PL is happy to roll over for ManU right now, it seems. I like our remaining fixtures better than the Buccaneers', so it should be interesting.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 1:51 pm

Just back from the Lane. Superb performance, even if the Addicks were woeful. Berbatov getting better and better, but Tom Huddlestone is going to be a real star.....mark my words. He has the relaxed easy style that betrays total comfort on the ball. MJ needs to play him more - he reminds me of Le Tissier or Hoddle in their prime. Just classy.

Best laugh was Spurs fans chanting "You're Just a fat Eddie Murphy" at Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:14 pm

Poor Charlton, though!

And effing Dawson, my defender gets both an o.g. and a yellow. Tosser. Berbieboy is coming along nicely, indeed.

Chelsea have to draw v Arse. Goals by Lamps and Cesc, please.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 2:29 pm

Otis Westinghouse wrote:Poor Charlton, though!

And effing Dawson, my defender gets both an o.g. and a yellow. Tosser. Berbieboy is coming along nicely, indeed.

Chelsea have to draw v Arse. Goals by Lamps and Cesc, please.

A draw better than a defeat - so close at the end with Lamps and Essien hitting woodwork. Oh well, a very tough run of fixtures is out of the way and ManU still need to travel to SB. Should make for a very interesting second half of the season.

Beautiful goal by Essien. What a strike! Earned me some points as well.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 3:14 pm

Jackson Monk wrote:Best laugh was Spurs fans chanting "You're Just a fat Eddie Murphy" at Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink

They weren't laughing when he scored the best hat-trick I've ever seen against Spurs a few seasons back. Left foot rocket, right foot rocket, bullet header.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:23 pm

What a shame they equalised! Well done Arsene. And why the hell didn't I get Essien?

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:18 pm

Just watched Essien's strike again. What a friggin' goal! Best I've seen in ages. Shame it wasn't a match winner. We're missing Cech I think. He would have saved Flamini's goal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1lv8Ng3Bkc

Looking forward to seeing Matty Taylor's volley, which I heard was also superb, on the highlights show later tonight.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:23 am

Who Shot Sam? wrote:
Jackson Monk wrote:Best laugh was Spurs fans chanting "You're Just a fat Eddie Murphy" at Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink
They weren't laughing when he scored the best hat-trick I've ever seen against Spurs a few seasons back. Left foot rocket, right foot rocket, bullet header.

Jimmy Greaves once scored 4 goals against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. He's still a little on the portly side now though!

You Chelsea boys -always living on past glories

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:27 pm

Who Shot Sam? wrote:Looking forward to seeing Matty Taylor's volley, which I heard was also superb, on the highlights show later tonight.

Quite astonishing. The height of it!

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:00 pm

That massive nine point gap back down to five. Old Vinegar Nuts starting to look over his shoulder.

Oh, and can we please put to bed all of this "Jose never gives SWP a chance to show what he can do" nonsense? Two consecutive dismal performances.

Gillibeanz · Post by **Gillibeanz** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:00 am

Looking forward to the game against Dinamo Bucharest tonight in the EUFA cup!

No Keane for 6 weeks and no Jenas for a month !

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:31 am

he's looking for work, Sam.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:48 am

What a collapse by Boca Juniors! La Volpe? No thanks!

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:01 am

Well, he *is* the anti-Bradley...

Or the antichrist.

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:40 pm

WSS, has anyone considered this option ?

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:55 pm

Nowak? Yes, I've heard him discussed a bit. Of the MLS options, he is someone I would not mind seeing take charge. If would be a death sentence for Freddy Adu, who does not get along with him at all (Nowak has now shipped him out to Salt Lake - there's Adu's career down the drain), but we could do a lot worse for sure.

Pekerman, Quieroz, Nowak, Houllier and Sven are all names that have been mentioned, in addition to Bradley and Klinsmann.

How about Ranieri? Speaks English - sort of - and would be good comedy value.